1949 SANFL Grand Final: North Adelaide v West Torrens
This is the match report for the match played on 1 October 1949 between North Adelaide and West Torrens in the grand final of the 1949 SANFL season.
North Adelaide hosted West Torrens at Adelaide Oval.
Ian McKay captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Ken Farmer and the visitors were coached by Gordon Scott.
As a result of this match, North Adelaide were the premiers and West Torrens were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1949 SANFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
North Adelaide
v
West Torrens
Date:
Saturday 1 October 1949
Venue:
Adelaide Oval
Attendance:
42,490
Match Results
Outcome:
North Adelaide
def.
West Torrens
Score:
13.17.95 - 9.18.72
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Adelaide | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| West Torrens | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 18 | 9 | . | 18 | (72) |
| Margin | NADL by 13 | NADL by 8 | NADL by 10 | NADL by 23 | NADL by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ken Farmer
(North Adelaide),
Gordon Scott
(West Torrens)
Captains:
Ian McKay
(North Adelaide),
unknown
(West Torrens)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Schmelzkopf,
E:
K. Aplin
Player Statistics
North Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Aamodt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Arbon, Morrie | ? | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Blunden, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Coulls, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Crouch, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gilbourne, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Hancock, Stanley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McKay, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | O'Leary, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Pash, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Phillips, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Tidswell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (12 players) | 13 | 17 | |||
West Torrens
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (0 players) | 9 | 18 | |||